MLB Player News
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Exits Thursday's game
Bohm (hand) was removed from Thursday's game against Atlanta due to left hand discomfort, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Bohm appeared to suffer a hand injury on a swing in the first inning. He ultimately stayed in the game for one additional frame before being pulled. The Phillies did not release any additional information but did say that Bohm will undergo further evaluation.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Resting versus lefty
Muncy isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
With southpaw Cade Povich set to take the mound for Baltimore, the Dodgers will keep the lefty-hitting Muncy in the dugout to begin Thursday's contest. Chris Taylor will cover the hot corner instead while batting seventh.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Swipes two bags in win
Jung went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases in Thursday's 2-1 win over the White Sox.
Jung stole second base in the fifth inning and then swiped third base in the seventh. It was his first career game with multiple stolen bases, which is no surprise since he entered Thursday's game with only four career steals. The multi-hit game was a welcome sight, as Jung had gone 5-for-30 over his previous eight games. The 26-year-old is hitting .228 in 26 games since his return from injury late in July.
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Rafael Devers 3B | BOS
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Still out Thursday
Devers (shoulder) isn't in Boston's lineup for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.
Devers will miss the third game in a row Thursday as he continues to recover from soreness in both of his shoulders. Nick Sogard will get the starting nod at third base in his place, while Mickey Gasper will cover second.
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Gio Urshela 3B | ATL
Braves' Gio Urshela: Sitting down Thursday
Urshela isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Thursday's game against Philadelphia.
Urshela is slashing .290/.313/.355 with two RBI in eight games since joining Atlanta on Aug. 20, though he's been dealing with some groin soreness since hitting an infield single in Tuesday's contest, per Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The injury isn't considered serious, though it will be enough to prevent him from playing Thursday. Luke Williams will pick up another start at the hot corner as a result and bat ninth.
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Cam Smith 3B | CHC
Cubs' Cam Smith: Dominant start to pro career
Smith was promoted from Single-A Myrtle Beach to High-A South Bend on Tuesday.
The 14th overall pick in this year's draft, Smith hit .313 with six homers in 15 games at Single-A, so it was time for more of a challenge. He's hitting .500 with one double, two strikeouts and one walk in two games at High-A.
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Aaron Schunk 2B | COL
Rockies' Aaron Schunk: Clobbers first homer in win
Schunk went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.
The 27-year-old walked in his first trip to the plate and advanced to second on an infield single from Charlie Blackmon, but the infielder would be left stranded after the next three batters went down in succession. Schunk came up big in his second at-bat, however, launching a 429-foot solo homer in the fifth to put the Rockies on top 3-2. He went on to reach three times in the contest while logging his third multi-hit performance of the campaign. It also marked Schunk's first long ball of the season, and he's now recorded an RBI in each of his last two starts.
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Jazz Chisholm 3B | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Homers in loss
Chisholm went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a stolen base and a walk in a loss to the Nationals on Wednesday.
Chisholm put the Yankees on the board with a second-inning solo shot, but New York scored only once more in the defeat. The long ball was Chisholm's second in his past three games and pushed his season total to a career-high 22. Chisholm has looked fine at the plate since returning from an elbow injury last Friday, going 6-for-22 (.273 average) with four extra-base hits, three runs and three RBI across six contests.